Broom-bridle for attaching cloths for brushing purposes



(No Model.)

' G.H.BARKER. BROOM BRIDLE FORATTAUHING GLOTHS FOR BRUSHING PURPOSES.

Patented 0m 1, 1895.

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CHARLES H. BARKER, OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS.

BROOM-BRIDLE FOR ATTACHING CLOTHS FOR BRUSHING PURPOSES.

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters lPatent No. 547,320, dated October1, 1895.

Application filed June 28, 1895.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. BARKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Danville,in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois,haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Bridles forAttaching Cloths or Towels for Brushing Purposes, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to an'attachment for brooms, and particularly toa device for attaching a cloth or towel to a broom to form a brush, andthe object of the invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and durabledevice applied to a broom-head to hold a cloth or towel in position forbrushing house-walls, ceilings, &c.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device, one portion ofwhich will be rigid with the broom-head and another portion be of suchelastic connection with the broom-head as to allow cloths or towels ofvarious sizes and thickness to be attached to the broom-head forbrushing purposes.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device forattaching a cloth or towel to broom-heads for brushing purposes whichcan be placed and displaced without separating any part or parts of thedevice.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement ofparts, and essentially in forming a rigid connection be tween thebroom-head and the cloth-attaching device and an elastic connectionbetween the attaching device and the cloth or towel.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view of a broom-head with a cloth attached by myimproved device. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device compressedinto position for placing it upon the broom-head. Fig. 3 is a similarview of the device in normal position before placing it. Fig. 4 is aperspective view, partly broken away, of parts of the device detached.Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modification, partly broken away.

The same reference-numerals denote the same parts throughout the severalfigures of the drawings.

The broom head l is of ordinary construction, having ahandle 2. Theframe or bridle Serial No. 554,323. (No model.)

for attaching the cloth 3 consists of the semi circular wire 4, havingan eye 5 in each end,

.through which is run a like wire 6 to form a a complete circularopening of sufficient size to accommodate an ordinary size broom-handle.From the eyes 5 the wire 6 is bent on the same horizontal plane with thecircular opening into a half-loop 7. From this point the Wire 6 iscurved or bowed and bent downwardly to form depending spring-arms 8,conforming to the shape of the broom-head. The ends of the arms 8 aremade into an S-shaped spring-hook 16 to carry an elastic band 9, whichmay be of any desired elastic or flexible material or it may beasheet-metal spring-band; but I prefer to use elastic material.

The frame or bridle shown in Fig. 4 is made of a single piece of wirebentin circular form with a loop 10 on one side and a like loop 11opposite. The loop 10 is first made, the wire bent in circular form, andthe loop 11 made by one end of the wire, such end being twisted aroundthe circular portion of the wire at the loop 11 and returned beneathhalf the said circular wire to the loop 10, where it is twisted aroundthe loop 10 and left depending to form the arm 12. The other end of thewire isbent around the loop 11 and also left depending to form the arm13.

In accordance with either of the described constructions of frame orbridle the circular part when in position becomes rigid with the broom,and the depending arms have sufficient spring to hug the broom-headclosely, while the elasticity of the band will bind the arms inposition, yet being of sufficient elasticity to allow the insertion ofthe ends of a cloth or towel between the band and broomhead.

It will be observed that the device can be used upon brooms of varioussizes by simply making a circular opening of sufficient size to slipover the largest broom-handle, not requiring a separate device fordifferentbrooms nor any separation of parts to place and replace it, andcloths or towels of varying size and thickness can be drawn under theband and securely held in place and removed without removing the frameor saddle from the broom-head.

Having thus described my invention, what of the saidarms to attach acloth or towel to ID I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters thebroom, as set forth. 7 Patent, is- In Witness whereof I hereunto set myhand The broom bridle composed of a single piece in the presence of twowitnesses. 5 of Wire bent to form a circular opening with oppositeloops, the ends of the wire being CHARLES H. BARKER. twisted around thesaid loops and left de- Witnesses: pending from the latter to formspring arms, WM. A. YOUNG,

and means for elastically connecting the ends. W. H. DWYER.

